2007 WISCONSIN ACT 3 Relating to: daylight saving time and closing hours for certain alcohol beverages retailers.

Date of enactment: March 6, 2007
2007 Senate Bill 52 Date of publication*: March 7, 2007

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2005-06 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2007 WISCONSIN ACT 3

An Act to amend 125.32 (3) (a), 125.68 (4) (c) 1. and 175.095 (2) of the statutes; relating to: daylight saving time and closing hours for certain alcohol beverages retailers.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1 . 125.32 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

125.32 (3) (a) No premises for which a Class "B" license or permit is issued may remain open between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., except as provided in this paragraph and par. (c). On Saturday and Sunday, the closing hours shall be between 2:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. except that, on the Sunday that daylight saving time begins as specified in s. 175.095 (2), the closing hours shall be between 3:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. On January 1 premises operating under a Class "B" license or permit are not required to close.

Section 2 . 125.68 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

125.68 (4) (c) 1. Subject to subd. 3. and s. 125.51 (3r) (a) 3., no premises for which a "Class B" license or permit or a "Class C" license has been issued may remain open between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and subd. 4. On January 1 premises operating under a "Class B" license or permit are not required to close. On Saturday and Sunday, no premises may remain open between 2:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. except that, on the Sunday that daylight saving time begins as specified in s. 175.095 (2), no premises may remain open between 3:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. This subdivision does not apply to a "Class B" license issued to a winery under s. 125.51 (3) (am).

Section 3 . 175.095 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

175.095 (2) From 1 2 a.m. on the first 2nd Sunday in April March until 2 a.m. on the last first Sunday in October November of each year, the standard of time in this state shall be one hour in advance of that prescribed in s. 175.09 (1).